Romeo Aigbekean, a 21-year-old player with a professional contract at St. Pauli, missed the training camp and trained with the U23 instead. There is speculation about a possible loan or transfer due to his absence. However, it was clarified by the U23 coach, Benny Hoose, that Aigbekean was suffering from an injury, having reported problems during training, leading to a decision with the medical team that he should not play.